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| Congratulations to the boys cross country team and their amazing coach, Ms. Seymour, on winning first place in the JV race at their meet at Crow's Lake this past week! Go Panthers! |
General News
College & Career T-Shirt Day - Monday 9/23
Our monthly College/Career T-Shirt day will be this Monday, September 23rd. Students are encouraged to wear a t-shirt representing a college (or career) with uniform bottoms. Please make sure the college is visible on the shirt, as solid colors are not permitted. Students who do not wish to participate must wear regular uniforms. Our staff will be decked out with shirts from our colleges and we hope students will join us!
Washington DC Trip Parent Meeting - Thursday 9/26
There will be a parent meeting for students interested in going on the 8th Grade Field Trip to Washington DC on Thursday, September 26th at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. Families can sign up at worldstrides.com/signup using the Trip ID number 180791. This year's trip will be from 4/29/20-5/3/20. For more information, please email Mr. Blake (blakee@clarke.k12.ga.us).
Hilfest
The first Hilfest at our new building will be on Saturday, October 5th from 10:00am-1:00pm! More info is forthcoming, but mark your calendars and stay tuned!
Hilsman Healthcare Center
The doctor is in at Hilsman and Gaines! The Hilsman Healthcare Center, located behind the gym, will have its grand opening on October 8th. All students and staff at Gaines Elementary will soon have easy access to sick visits, well visits, immunizations, dental services, counseling services, and more. For more information, check out this article written by one of our very own Hilsman alumni!
Fall Picture Day
Fall Picture Day at Hilsman will be October 11th. Flyers will be coming home soon with more information!
Important Upcoming Dates
Please be aware of the following upcoming dates and events:
Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Distance on a coordinate grid
Tuesday: Properties of shapes in the coordinate plane
Wednesday: Finding areas of irregular shapes
Thursday: Creating squares of various areas
Friday: Square roots
**Students took their Unit 1 Test last week. Grades are being entered into Infinite Campus this week as students finish their tests. This is a major grade and will have a very big impact on students' overall grades! Students may do Test Corrections to earn back credit.
Accelerated Math
Monday: Identifying and interpreting features of functions
Tuesday: Features of functions & end behavior
Wednesday: Features of functions & end behavior
Thursday: Practice interpreting key features of functions across contexts & representation
Friday: Practice interpreting key features of functions across contexts & representation
**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.
ELA News:
Monday: The Readers Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Tuesday: The Readers Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Wednesday: The Readers Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Thursday: Unit 1 Test
Friday: Freedom Friday - Silent Sustained Reading
Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Physical and Chemical Changes
Tuesday: Physical and Chemical Changes
Wednesday: Law of Conservation of Matter Lab
Thursday: Law of Conversation of Matter Lab
Friday: Unit 2 Review
**Binder Check on Monday
High School Science
Monday: Phase Change Graphing
Tuesday: Phase Change Graphing
Wednesday: Unit 2 Review
Thursday: Unit 2 Review
Friday: Unit 2 Exam
**Binder Check on Monday
Social Studies News:
Monday: Overview of Judicial System
Tuesday: Civil vs. Criminal Law
Wednesday: Unruly vs. Delinquent Behavior
Thursday: Unruly vs. Delinquent Behavior
Friday: Adult vs. Juvenile Justice System
Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
Our monthly College/Career T-Shirt day will be this Monday, September 23rd. Students are encouraged to wear a t-shirt representing a college (or career) with uniform bottoms. Please make sure the college is visible on the shirt, as solid colors are not permitted. Students who do not wish to participate must wear regular uniforms. Our staff will be decked out with shirts from our colleges and we hope students will join us!
Washington DC Trip Parent Meeting - Thursday 9/26
There will be a parent meeting for students interested in going on the 8th Grade Field Trip to Washington DC on Thursday, September 26th at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. Families can sign up at worldstrides.com/signup using the Trip ID number 180791. This year's trip will be from 4/29/20-5/3/20. For more information, please email Mr. Blake (blakee@clarke.k12.ga.us).
Hilfest
The first Hilfest at our new building will be on Saturday, October 5th from 10:00am-1:00pm! More info is forthcoming, but mark your calendars and stay tuned!
Hilsman Healthcare Center
The doctor is in at Hilsman and Gaines! The Hilsman Healthcare Center, located behind the gym, will have its grand opening on October 8th. All students and staff at Gaines Elementary will soon have easy access to sick visits, well visits, immunizations, dental services, counseling services, and more. For more information, check out this article written by one of our very own Hilsman alumni!
Fall Picture Day
Fall Picture Day at Hilsman will be October 11th. Flyers will be coming home soon with more information!
Important Upcoming Dates
Please be aware of the following upcoming dates and events:
- 9/26- Washington DC Trip Parent Meeting, 6pm
- 10/5- Hilfest 10am-1pm
- 10/8- Grand Opening of Hilsman Healthcare Center
- 10/11- Fall Picture Day
- 10/11- Basketball tryouts begin (must have a physical)
- 10/16 & 10/17- Parent Conferences
- 10/18- Fall Break (No school)
- 11/1, 11/4, 11/5- Fall Holiday (No school)
- 11/25-11/29- Thanksgiving Break
- 12/20- Last day of first term
- 2/11- 8th Grade Field Trip to Cedar Shoals High School
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Distance on a coordinate grid
Tuesday: Properties of shapes in the coordinate plane
Wednesday: Finding areas of irregular shapes
Thursday: Creating squares of various areas
Friday: Square roots
**Students took their Unit 1 Test last week. Grades are being entered into Infinite Campus this week as students finish their tests. This is a major grade and will have a very big impact on students' overall grades! Students may do Test Corrections to earn back credit.
Accelerated Math
Monday: Identifying and interpreting features of functions
Tuesday: Features of functions & end behavior
Wednesday: Features of functions & end behavior
Thursday: Practice interpreting key features of functions across contexts & representation
Friday: Practice interpreting key features of functions across contexts & representation
**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.
ELA News:
Monday: The Readers Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Tuesday: The Readers Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Wednesday: The Readers Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Thursday: Unit 1 Test
Friday: Freedom Friday - Silent Sustained Reading
Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Physical and Chemical Changes
Tuesday: Physical and Chemical Changes
Wednesday: Law of Conservation of Matter Lab
Thursday: Law of Conversation of Matter Lab
Friday: Unit 2 Review
**Binder Check on Monday
High School Science
Monday: Phase Change Graphing
Tuesday: Phase Change Graphing
Wednesday: Unit 2 Review
Thursday: Unit 2 Review
Friday: Unit 2 Exam
**Binder Check on Monday
Social Studies News:
Monday: Overview of Judicial System
Tuesday: Civil vs. Criminal Law
Wednesday: Unruly vs. Delinquent Behavior
Thursday: Unruly vs. Delinquent Behavior
Friday: Adult vs. Juvenile Justice System
Connections News
Spanish (Mr. West):
Next week we will continue our work with Unit 1 B, discussing what we do and do not like to do, focusing on review of infinitives, vocabulary, negatives, and expressing agreement and disagreement. There will be a Unit 1 A Exam on Wednesday.
Art:
This week, 8th graders will finish their pop art drawings and start a unit on creating their own Ying and Yang symbols that represent the balances and conflicts of their lives.
Open notes test on Wednesday!
Family & Consumer Science:
Monday: Georgia grown/local and sustainable food sourcing
Tuesday: Cultural influences on food choice
Wednesday: Cultural influences on food choice
Thursday: Cultural influences on food choice
Friday: Small group recipe planning for final competition
8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Spanish (Mr. West):
Next week we will continue our work with Unit 1 B, discussing what we do and do not like to do, focusing on review of infinitives, vocabulary, negatives, and expressing agreement and disagreement. There will be a Unit 1 A Exam on Wednesday.
Art:
This week, 8th graders will finish their pop art drawings and start a unit on creating their own Ying and Yang symbols that represent the balances and conflicts of their lives.
Open notes test on Wednesday!
Family & Consumer Science:
Monday: Georgia grown/local and sustainable food sourcing
Tuesday: Cultural influences on food choice
Wednesday: Cultural influences on food choice
Thursday: Cultural influences on food choice
Friday: Small group recipe planning for final competition
8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Tonya Ward, wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mark Martin, martinm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Conor Naughton, naughtonc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jason Pratt, prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us
ELA:
ELA:
Eric Blake, blakee@clarke.k12.ga.us
Cindy Blair, blairc2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Tangernika Winston, winstont@clarke.k12.ga.us
Linda Allen, allenl3@clarke.12.ga.us
Science:
Science:
Diarra Mosley, mosleyd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Lara Zwald, zwaldl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Lara Zwald, zwaldl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Brandi Holcomb, holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Karen Myers, myersk@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies:
Karen Myers, myersk@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies:
Nyla Bell, belln@clarke.k12.ga.us
Morgan Archer, archerm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Brandi Holcomb, holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us
Brandi Holcomb, holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us
Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
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